Mónica is a designer and researcher from Costa Rica with experience in digital and service design, mainly in the tech industry. She joined D4C, convinced that design can be much more impactful in addressing the multiple crises we're facing and encouraging the changes we need. Her work engages with systemic challenges through a mix of design methods, interdisciplinary collaboration, and decolonial approaches.
Mónica Gómez
Design for the Intersectional Prevention of Domestic Abuse in Scotland
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Skills & Experience
- Design Research, Facilitation of Collaborative and Participatory Methods, and Systemic Design
- Design Research Lead at Fjord (design consultancy)
- Design and Innovation Lead at Huli (health-tech startup)
Context
Globally, there are more than 89.000 femicides a year, 55% of which are perpetrated by the victim's partner or ex-partner. Although every person could face domestic abuse, some are at higher risk and encounter additional challenges as a result of unique combinations of systemic oppression based on sexism, racism, classism, ableism and others.
Research
In collaboration with researchers and third-sector organisations, I found that intersectionality is one of the persistent gaps in this context because it's still not well understood or taken into account by most policy-makers and service providers, even in Scotland, which is considered a benchmark in its approach to preventing and eradicating Violence Against Women and Girls.
Design development
By applying storytelling methods and interactive tools, the design proposals intend to make visible the diverse experiences of domestic abuse that women face and, at the same time, highlight the barriers in the current system, which keeps failing certain groups of women more than others, so that people can apply an intersectional approach to services and legislation.
From ideas to prototypes
Mónica Gómez
Design for the Intersectional Prevention of Domestic Abuse in Scotland
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